The hitmaker told the Daily Record: "I've finished working with Rihanna on some of her album... It was difficult but we got through it."

When pressed as to what was difficult about the experience, Labrinth replied enigmatically: "It was just difficult."

However Labrinth, who has worked with a number of high-profile artists since being signed to Simon Cowell's record label last year, was fulsome in his praise for Emeli Sandé, with whom he collaborated on 'Beneath Your Beautiful'.